retransmission

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noun

The transmission of something again, especially over a different medium or at a different time.

“Cable companies have to pay for the retransmission of broadcast shows.”

OriginEnglish transmission ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
Less commonScrabble 16
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Meanings

nounretransmission (countable and uncountable, plural retransmissions)

plural retransmissions

  1. countableuncountableThe transmission of something again, especially over a different medium or at a different time.

    Cable companies have to pay for the retransmission of broadcast shows.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishtransmission
  7. Englishretransmission

From re- + transmission.

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APA

retransmission. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retransmission

MLA

“retransmission.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retransmission. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “retransmission,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retransmission.

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